{"id":350084,"date":"2025-12-15T18:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/350084\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T18:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:42:18","slug":"carlton-big-man-marc-pittonet-spent-two-nights-in-hospital-after-suffering-a-fractured-larynx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/350084\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlton big man Marc Pittonet spent two nights in hospital after suffering a fractured larynx"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marc Pittonet has been released from hospital after spending two nights recovering from a fractured larynx he suffered at Carlton<\/a> training on Friday.<\/p>\n

After being knocked in a training drill \u2013 the Blues ruckman was sent to hospital as a precaution, where he was then kept over Friday and Saturday night as his condition was monitored.<\/p>\n

After improving rapidly toward the end of the weekend, the 29-year-old was sent home on Sunday afternoon and has avoided surgery \u2013 with doctors expecting him to make a full natural recovery.<\/p>\n

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With the injury coming just days before Carlton\u2019s mandated Christmas break \u2013 it\u2019s expected Pittonet will only miss a small portion of pre-season training.<\/p>\n

The club is hopeful the ruckman will slowly reintegrate back into the main group in early-mid January when the senior list returns to Ikon Park.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s expected Pittonet will be available to play in Opening Round against Sydney \u2013 taking up the No.1 ruck mantle following the departure of Tom De Koning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThankfully Marc is comfortable now and improving every day, having received the care he needs,\u201d Carlton football boss Chris Davies said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the timing of the injury, much of Marc\u2019s recovery will take place during the upcoming Christmas break.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe then expect him to begin integrating back into training in January, having already given himself a great foundation to build into next year, thanks to the significant work he has already put in over the off-season and the first part of pre-season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pittonet has played 80 AFL games since making his debut way back in 2016 for Hawthorn.<\/p>\n

Since joining Carlton at the end of 2019, he has been a key player, often shouldering the bulk of the ruck load.<\/p>\n

But he only managed seven senior games in 2025 due to De Koning taking on the lead ruck role.<\/p>\n

However, with De Koning joining St Kilda on a multimillion-dollar deal, Pittonet is will be the main ruck at the Blues.<\/p>\n

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